Brass Band of Battle Creek

Analysis

Brass Band of Battle Creek is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Creek, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Brass Band of Battle Creek reported income of $674k and spending of $695k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $393k to $674k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Brass Band of Battle Creek sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut Radio Fellowship Incorporated ($674k), La-Mas Inc ($674k) and Demuth Foundation ($674k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $331k. At year end it held assets of $25k against liabilities of $96k, net assets of -$71k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.